Folding umbrella.



G. W'. ALLEN.

FOLDING UMBRBLLA.

APPLIOATION FILED Amm, 1912.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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FOLDING UMBRBLLA. APPLICATION FILED AUG .3, 1912. 1&064588, Patented June 1.0, 1913.

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FOLDING UMBRELLA.

` specimen@ of Letters raient. pim-,embed June 19373,

Applcationled August 3, 1912. Serial No. 713,052.

' ing ribs and braces -therefor and also embodies a statt composed of separable sections whereby the stall may be shortened when the umbrella is folded so that all of the parts of the umbrella may be Very compac/tly dislposed'.' l

In the accompanying drawings c-Figure 1 is a sectional View of a portion of an umbrella constructed inaccordance with my in vention, showing the same open. Fig'. 2 is a similar View, 'showing the same in the act of being folded. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.` Fig. 5 isa detail longitudinal sectional view, showing a point between the members of one of the ribs and also showing the outer end of one of the outer. brace members pivoted thereto. Fig. 6 is a detail transverse sectional view of the same on a plane coincident with the pivot of the lower rib member. I

The staff l of my improved folding umbrella is made of separable sections, two of said sections respectively indicated at 2--3 being employed in the form ot' my invention here shown. These sections are detachably connected together by a link 4, theends of which are arranged in slots with.4 which the said sections are provided and yp'ivotally f connected to said sections.

The ribs 5 are pivotally connected to a notch 6 of the. usual construction, which notch is secured on the upperv section 2 of thee-taff neanihe upper end thereof-` Each rib comprises fan upper member 7. -and a lower member 8, ttlm'said mcmabersbeingL pivotally connected together,- the joint. be'- tween said members being formed by amember 9 which is U-shaped transversely to provide a channel 10 in its outer" side, the lower end of the rib member 7 being clamped be tween the said Walls of the member dat the upper end of the chanhel land the upper end of the rib member 8 beingpivoted in the lower portion of the said channel and between the side walls of'said member 9lby a pin 11, as shown. Each joint member 9 is also provided cn its inner si'de with apair of ears 12. lNhen the ears are in extended position, the upper portions of the lower members S lie in the bottoms of the channels 10 but said channels and the pivotal con-- nection between the joint members 9 and the lower rib members 8 enable the said rib members 8 tobe folded up close to the upper members 7 as will be understood, so that the umbrella is adapted to be compactly folded. Each rib member 8 is provided at its outer end with a ring 13.

The cover 14 is secured vatits center to the stai'in the usual manner and at its periphery to the outer end of the rib members and in order to prevent the umbrella from beingv turned inside out by the wind when the umbrella is raised I provide a cord 15 which runs 'around the umbrella at the rim, passes through the rings 13 and, hence, connects the outer ends of all the ribs together.

The braces 16 for the ribs are each composed of an inner member 17 and an outer member 18. 'The inner members 17 have their inner ends pivotally' connected to a runner 19 whichv is slidable on the upper member of the staff; Such pivot connections are indicated at 20 and each inner brace member has its outer end formed with a' channeL`21. Each outer brace member 18 has its inner end pivotally mounted in the channel of; the .innenmemben the pivot 22v of the outer brace member passing through the side walls formed by said channel, and the outer end of each brace member is pivotally connected between the pair of lugs 12 of the associated rib joint member 9 as at 23. Hence, thebraces arel flexibly jointed and are foldable.

tubular runner 24 is also 4'provided which is arranged to move longitudinally on the uppeiir'rember of the stall' and when the stad members are in line with each othermay also be moved down so. as to receive the upper portion of the lower staff member .and anchor thejoint between the stati' members so as to stillen the joint and lock the stati` members together in extended position.

This runner 2e has a bayonet slot 25 -at'its lower end which may be engaged with a Y stud. 26 that projects from the lower member of the statto lock the runner member mplace to Secure the stati',` *Clonnectmgjelel lments, lhere shown as chains 27 are also employed, Which have their upper ends connected to the inner members 17 of the braces` i ltas at 2S andtheir lower ends connected j to theupper end of the runner 24 as at 29. I The runner 19 has its upward movement l limited by a stop 30 which projects from the upper'member of the staff and may be closed i downwardly to lock the members of thestati' together at the joint and to also tighten the' l i in such position bymeans of a spring catch 3l of the usual construction. When the unij brella is hoisted, the runner Q4: is moved j chains 27 to prevent the bracesl 1G from :tolding. To close the umbrella,.the runner 24 must be niovedfupwardly to slaclien they' iexible connections 27 and, hence, permit whereby the stati may be folded, a foldable f rib `lpivotally` connected together,

comprising upper and lower members the upper member being pivotally connected at its upi per end to the stati", a" runner on the statt', av foldable brace comprising inner and outer i members piyotally connected together and also respectively and pivotally connected tol i the runner and to the jointed rib, a supplemental runner arranged on the staff and a iexible connection between the supplemental runner and the inner brace member, the

i length of, the said eXible connection being such as to enable the supplemental runner to cover and stillen the joint between the staff members and causeV the brace to be straightened and to support the rib in open position. l

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

. GEORGE IV. ALLEN. Witnesses B. L. BAKER,

HUGH MCROBERTS.

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